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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Spartanburg, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Spartanburg, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #201 of 290 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
14
9 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$133.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
407,656
+14.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Spartanburg metro area. 9 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Spartanburg metro area comes to about $133.7M a year: $933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.6M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Spartanburg metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,541 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Spartanburg metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Spartanburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Spartanburg metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #201 of 290 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.

How the Spartanburg metro area compares

The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Oil change and quick lube in Spartanburg, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSpartanburg metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.90.7
Spending per listing$9.6M$10.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishment7,54113,15514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$933$907$958
Median household income$64,382$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
264
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
149 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Spartanburg metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Spartanburg metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
407,656+14.3% since 2020
Households
143,283
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,322 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$64,382
Average household income
$85,260
Median home value
$225,000
Jobs located here
167,419
Daytime population
371,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spartanburg metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC64120.8$11.2M+20.9%#74 of 290
2Columbia, SC62260.8$11.8M+6.0%#85 of 290
3Charleston-North Charleston, SC58280.8$11M+10.7%#109 of 290
4Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC5760.6$14.1M+12.0%#113 of 290
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC54940.9$10.9M+10.1%#135 of 290
5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC50360.9$9.9M+9.0%#154 of 290
6Spartanburg, SC41141.0$9.6M+14.3%#201 of 290
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC31271.2$7.9M+4.7%#238 of 290
7Florence, SC23121.5$5.5M+0.9%#268 of 290

Other business types in the Spartanburg metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in the Spartanburg, SC metro area?

There are 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Spartanburg metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the Spartanburg, SC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $133.7M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,283 households in the Spartanburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spartanburg, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Spartanburg metro area has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Spartanburg metro area would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,541 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Spartanburg, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spartanburg metro area at 407,656 people in 2025, up 14.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,283 households. The median household income in the Spartanburg metro area is $64,382 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Spartanburg metro area scores 41 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #201 of 290 scored metro areas.

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